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. ♪ >>> a week from tuesday, obamacare health insurance exchanges open for business. the obama administration expects 7 million people to enroll and hopes that 2.7 million of them will be young and healthy. the system needs these young invincibles to sign up in order to keep costs down. but if of these folks are not convinced that buying insurance makes financial sense for them, putting the success of obamacare at risk. >> reporter: if obamacare is going to work, these are the people that are going to have to make it happen, the young, healthy, and uninsured, also known as the young invincibles. getting them to buy into the system is key to offsetting the costs of the sick and old. >> my money usually goes towards rent and bills or something else, and i guess i'm naive that enough that i don't think i need it yet. >> reporter: with premium price tags in the thousands, the big worry is that many of these young invincibles won't buy in. >> people don't know about it. i didn't really know about it. i -- i can tell you people i work with, friends of mine. they don't reall
. ♪ >>> a week from tuesday, obamacare health insurance exchanges open for business. the obama administration expects 7 million people to enroll and hopes that 2.7 million of them will be young and healthy. the system needs these young invincibles to sign up in order to keep costs down. but if of these folks are not convinced that buying insurance makes financial sense for them, putting the success of obamacare at risk. >> reporter: if obamacare is going to work, these are the...
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. >> president obama saying he is mad that three week s into the rollout of health care.gov, the site is still a mess. they are now work 24/7 on the website. what the president did not say in his rose garden address was how long it will take until the site is working properly or what it will cost. >> the problem has been that the website that is supposed to make it easy to apply for is not working the way it should for everybody, and there's no sugar coating it. the website has been too slow. people have been getting stuck during the application process, and i think it's fair to say that nobody is more frustrated by that than i am. >> he sounds like a guy that is trying to sign up for obamacare. >> he said you can go the old fashion way, and pick up a phone. i don't normally wear one of those fancy bracelets that tracks how much you run, but it is a big deal. >> reporter: eight and a half years ago jackky anderson was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, also known as ms. she turned to a website like this. which allows people to track every health information of their lives. >> measurin
. >> president obama saying he is mad that three week s into the rollout of health care.gov, the site is still a mess. they are now work 24/7 on the website. what the president did not say in his rose garden address was how long it will take until the site is working properly or what it will cost. >> the problem has been that the website that is supposed to make it easy to apply for is not working the way it should for everybody, and there's no sugar coating it. the website has been...
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. >> i said last week that obama-care is like a wet blanket over our economy. american people are looking for more jobs better wages but with all the uncertainty around this law, employers are having a verydy. time making decisions. it's time to delay this. it's time to fix this. before it gets only worse. >> another threshold question that no one at the white house or the administration wants to answer, how many people have been successful in signing up for this website. the problems first began to surface about three weeks ago, they will let us know in mid november. >> so mike, the bottom line in washington is they are talking about obama-care again. >> again, yeah. >> thank you very much, mike. officials are confirming a outbreak of polio in syria, this would be the first in 14 years. there are ten -- excuse me, confirmed cases 12 many are now being investigated. most of those people being tested are babies. last week the u.n. launch add campaign to immunize nearly 2.5 million children against polio and other diseases. with thousands of refugees fleeing ever
. >> i said last week that obama-care is like a wet blanket over our economy. american people are looking for more jobs better wages but with all the uncertainty around this law, employers are having a verydy. time making decisions. it's time to delay this. it's time to fix this. before it gets only worse. >> another threshold question that no one at the white house or the administration wants to answer, how many people have been successful in signing up for this website. the...
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the benefits of these protections will only accumulate in the weeks and months ahead. some of them i just mentioned. people gather near the white house today to call on president obama to do more to help treat allen gross. the american contractor has been held in a cuban prison for four years. he was there to set up internet service. but cuba says it was part of a blot to undermine its government. he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in jail. libby casey joins us now, libby, what happened at the vigil that was held today. >> allen gross lives outside of d.c., and he was very involved in the jewish community, and what he had gone down to do was set up internet hubs. he was a sun con track for the u.s. government, the agency for international development. so judy gross, just says that her husband was doing his job and time for the u.s. government to get more active and more involved in bringing him hold. she wants to put a personal face to the story. by now after 2004 years in a cuban prison he has changed. he has lost a lot of weight, he is not the man he used to
the benefits of these protections will only accumulate in the weeks and months ahead. some of them i just mentioned. people gather near the white house today to call on president obama to do more to help treat allen gross. the american contractor has been held in a cuban prison for four years. he was there to set up internet service. but cuba says it was part of a blot to undermine its government. he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in jail. libby casey joins us now, libby, what happened...
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the uncle was forcibly removed from a ruling party session earlier this week. the two year agreement was passed by overwhelming majority. the obama administration is extending a temporary program that protects patients with preexisting conditions, being given more time to sign up for new coverage, the preexisting plan will stay in place through the end of january. big news for travelers consider lifting the ban against phone use. the agency says it wants public input before making a final decision is it will be up othe airline to make the decision if they can use phones. those are the headlines, consider this with antonio is up next, i will see you back here at 11:00 eastern. and remember, you can always get the latest news at aljazeera.com. we will see you at 11:00 tonight. teal or north korea deal? it's first major murder until congress, but consider this, could the two parties coming together on the budget deal tear the republican party apart? also, syria continues its dissent into chaos, the u.s. withdraws its nonhe that will aid. plus, after all the the pu
the uncle was forcibly removed from a ruling party session earlier this week. the two year agreement was passed by overwhelming majority. the obama administration is extending a temporary program that protects patients with preexisting conditions, being given more time to sign up for new coverage, the preexisting plan will stay in place through the end of january. big news for travelers consider lifting the ban against phone use. the agency says it wants public input before making a final...
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the obama administration wanted this done as well. the big issue, one of the big stumbling blocks was the right to enrich uranium. iranians wanted the explicit recognition of enriching uranium uranium, and in the end they agreed to disagree on that. that could be a stumble block in the final deal. >> the stumbling block is pretty important to both sides of the negotiation by pushing it out over the six remaining negotiations, are they just deferring something that is just no way they can both agree on? >> to some extent they're just deferring something. the iranians have held strong on that issue for years, and it's hard to back peddle on it. but the six months is to show the iranian people that there is a relationship on offer here. the relationship with the international community, and to show the iranian people there oh could be some improvements in their economic situation. in the meantime, president obama and secretary john kerry are going to have their hands full in washington where favoritely i've never seen the political clima
the obama administration wanted this done as well. the big issue, one of the big stumbling blocks was the right to enrich uranium. iranians wanted the explicit recognition of enriching uranium uranium, and in the end they agreed to disagree on that. that could be a stumble block in the final deal. >> the stumbling block is pretty important to both sides of the negotiation by pushing it out over the six remaining negotiations, are they just deferring something that is just no way they can...
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. >> i hope you end joyed that ene cricket we will all go out in the field and we'll see you next week on "techno". check check check >> hello welcome to al jazeera america, i'm jonathan betz live in new york. >> u.s. defend the iran nuclear agreement. president obama tries to calm israel after their prime minister calls a mistake. >>> polls close in honduras - right now a tight race with no winner. >> afghan president refuses to give his okay to the elders agreement to keep american sold yours through. >>> and
. >> i hope you end joyed that ene cricket we will all go out in the field and we'll see you next week on "techno". check check check >> hello welcome to al jazeera america, i'm jonathan betz live in new york. >> u.s. defend the iran nuclear agreement. president obama tries to calm israel after their prime minister calls a mistake. >>> polls close in honduras - right now a tight race with no winner. >> afghan president refuses to give his okay to the...
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you saw the president in the briefing room some two weeks ago, a contrite president obama. today something more redemptive. he feels as though the next three weeks is crucial, many people feel that way. december 23rd the deadline if you're going to get insurance through the exchanges you have to be do it by then to have insurance by the kick off of obamacare by january 1st. this is a difficult time. meanwhile the white house, the administration officials insisting that they have most of the problems all sorted out. >> mike, the roll out of obamacare has hurt public confidence in this president, and public confidence has also dropped as far as the economy is concerned. the president has a major economic speech tomorrow. tell us about it. >> reporter: well, first of all one of the things that drove the president over the three weeks, democrats on capitol hill, excuse the expression, they're freaking out. the polls came out of nowhere to upset everybody, why? because he changed his focus to the shortcomings of the website and the issues of obamacare at large. but the president
you saw the president in the briefing room some two weeks ago, a contrite president obama. today something more redemptive. he feels as though the next three weeks is crucial, many people feel that way. december 23rd the deadline if you're going to get insurance through the exchanges you have to be do it by then to have insurance by the kick off of obamacare by january 1st. this is a difficult time. meanwhile the white house, the administration officials insisting that they have most of the...
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you know this already, it has been a if you have few week for president obama's healthcare reform law. the website was trouble from the very beginning. and millions of people are receiving cancellation notices from their insurance companies. today the president said he is moving to fix the problems with his signature legislation. mike mccara joins us now from the white house, mike, what is the president proposing? is he about to change the law. >> well, he is going to make an alteration to it, and it is about the second time he has done that. republicans say he can't do it, but they are going to do it anyway, and this is in the face of a lot of opposition, and tony, it isn't just from republicans any more, more democrats are getting nervous, they are jumping ship. so the president appears in the briefing room, it is a full mea culpa. how many times did he use the phrase "this is on me." plus his broken promise, if you like your insurance, you can keep it, and that was the thrust of the proposal we put forward today. what he is tilling the accomplishers around the skunks and those folk
you know this already, it has been a if you have few week for president obama's healthcare reform law. the website was trouble from the very beginning. and millions of people are receiving cancellation notices from their insurance companies. today the president said he is moving to fix the problems with his signature legislation. mike mccara joins us now from the white house, mike, what is the president proposing? is he about to change the law. >> well, he is going to make an alteration...
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that americans will have another six weeks and making sure they are compliant. >> kimberly, thank you very much. meanwhile, in an effort to provide more transparency, the obama administration releasing a plan of action to fix the website and it's issues. topping the list of problems high internet traffic, what is causing they say the major delays for visitors to the site. health and human services saying that increasing band withwill 2006 that problem. some also say they found it difficult to simply create an account, and response the architect of the website says the architecture is now going to be changed making it easier for visitors to navigate and find answers. and some of the sites visitors say they want to be able to compare plans without creating an account first. so teams have provided new tools to this can preview any information before they apply for the coverage. canada's largest technology company, is the one that designed and built the healthcare website. it's senior vice president was one of those testifying on the hill today. as daniel reports the company has worked wi
that americans will have another six weeks and making sure they are compliant. >> kimberly, thank you very much. meanwhile, in an effort to provide more transparency, the obama administration releasing a plan of action to fix the website and it's issues. topping the list of problems high internet traffic, what is causing they say the major delays for visitors to the site. health and human services saying that increasing band withwill 2006 that problem. some also say they found it...
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obama has never shied from a crisis. however the usually hands-on president seemed unaware of problems, and in one case just plain left out of the loop. what is a leader looking towards a legacy to do about it? >> as software glitches on the affordable care act website persist, and allied nation phone following comes to line. the president was on a high seen as above that particular political fray, but it didn't last long. according to a journal pol poll just 42% of americans approve of the president's job performance, an all-time low for president obama, indicating frustration with how he's leading the country . the signature policy the affordable air act launched. frustrated users and members of congress are pushing for answers. >> healthcare reform in this state was a success. it doesn't mean that it was perfect right away. there were early problems to solve. there were changes that had to be made. anybody here who is involved in it can tell that you. and by the way all the parade of horribles, the worst predictions a
obama has never shied from a crisis. however the usually hands-on president seemed unaware of problems, and in one case just plain left out of the loop. what is a leader looking towards a legacy to do about it? >> as software glitches on the affordable care act website persist, and allied nation phone following comes to line. the president was on a high seen as above that particular political fray, but it didn't last long. according to a journal pol poll just 42% of americans approve of...
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president obama stated two days later. >> can we honestly say we're doing enough to keep our children all of them safe from harm? >> a bill was drafted and passed around the senate for a few weeks calling for a ban on semi automatic weapons and limits to the size of magazines. it went nowhere. polls showed public opinion in favor of gun law reform high immediately after the tragedy began to wane as the year went on amidst opposition from the nra and gun rights advocates. today's summary will be released on the connecticut division of criminal justice website at 3:00 a.m. there are hopes that it will reveal more information as to what happened that morning. authorities say victims' families will be briefed before it went public but there will be no fresh video banned from public release under connecticut laws. designed to protect the victims' families and the people from sandy hook as they brace for the first anniversary of the day that forever changed their lives. john terrett, al jazeera. >> well, forget the gps, your best friend will probably be dave warren. here is dave to tell us
president obama stated two days later. >> can we honestly say we're doing enough to keep our children all of them safe from harm? >> a bill was drafted and passed around the senate for a few weeks calling for a ban on semi automatic weapons and limits to the size of magazines. it went nowhere. polls showed public opinion in favor of gun law reform high immediately after the tragedy began to wane as the year went on amidst opposition from the nra and gun rights advocates. today's...
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much. >>> president obama is on his way to south africa at this hour. he's heading the u.s. delegation there. >> reporter: president's bush and former first lady laura, and former president clinton will also be going, desmond t tutu is taking part and right now the nelson mandela center is holding ceremonies to honor the normal r president. we have more on how the people of africa are remembering nelson mandela. he was a father figure. the world may be watching the big events but there are smaller events taking place as well. it appears we lost alan, but he's back. >> reporter: we're at nelson mandela square. this is one of those areas that you were mentions. this is one of the districts in jojohannesburg. there will be places like this all over this country, and there has been a steady stream of people coming in from that corner all day long. one set of people who will be posing in front of the statue, the 25-foot statue of nelson mandela down there. another cordoned off stream of people who want to see the flowers and notes left earlier today. there w
much. >>> president obama is on his way to south africa at this hour. he's heading the u.s. delegation there. >> reporter: president's bush and former first lady laura, and former president clinton will also be going, desmond t tutu is taking part and right now the nelson mandela center is holding ceremonies to honor the normal r president. we have more on how the people of africa are remembering nelson mandela. he was a father figure. the world may be watching the big events but...
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week extension. this will help them avoid new tax penalties. the move comes after the troubled rollout of the president's overhaul of the health care plan. that is it for your update. check us out at aljazeera.com. we will see you then. check . . lz >> >> >> >>> welcome to al jazeera america. stories. a bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to introduce a bill that could strip the nsa of om of its powers. if passed it ends the agency's ability to bulk collect phone records and restrict who it can spy on. >> fighting in syria blocked u.n. inspectors from access to two chemical weapons facilities, a setback in an attempt to rid syria of chemical weapons. inspectors did not say whether the syrian rebels or the government was responsible for the delay. negotiations for access are under way. >>> abortion right supporters in texas are celebrating a legal victory after a judge found provisions of the abortion unconstitutional, ruling that the measure restricted a woman's action to abortion clinics. the govern
week extension. this will help them avoid new tax penalties. the move comes after the troubled rollout of the president's overhaul of the health care plan. that is it for your update. check us out at aljazeera.com. we will see you then. check . . lz >> >> >> >>> welcome to al jazeera america. stories. a bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to introduce a bill that could strip the nsa of om of its powers. if passed it ends the agency's ability to bulk collect phone...
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. >> president obama said he's convinced that syria used chemical weapons against its people. a nearly two-week-old wildfire burning in parts of california's yosemite national park has exhausted fire crews, resorting to using drones to try to detect new flames. >>> the stance is death for the fort hood soldiers who gunned down 14 of his colleagues four years ago. >>> getting your fast food fix may take time, workers wage against their employers. >> president obama speaks out on syria. the president said there needs to be international consequences for the alleged use of chemical weapons it in an attack that killed hundreds of people. he dismissed a syrian request to extend chemical weapons exception as a delaying tactic. he has prepared to attack with u.s. warships in position. now the world waits for more from the u.n. >> reporter: on thursday the obama administration is expected to give a classified briefing to members of congress detailing what they call evidence and proof that the assad regime used chemical weapons on their own people. now a declassified version is expecte
. >> president obama said he's convinced that syria used chemical weapons against its people. a nearly two-week-old wildfire burning in parts of california's yosemite national park has exhausted fire crews, resorting to using drones to try to detect new flames. >>> the stance is death for the fort hood soldiers who gunned down 14 of his colleagues four years ago. >>> getting your fast food fix may take time, workers wage against their employers. >> president obama...
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you remember three weeks ago when the president was heckled when he spoke on stage in san francisco. but joe biden, the vice president yesterday had a skype chat. he defended the administration's record and talked about the prospects for immigration reform next year. >> we're going to pass this bill, this senate bill that we're talking about here. it's going to happen. and you are not going to have to worry about anything. and your parents aren't going to have to worry about being deported. they are going to get in line, move the way the bill calls for, and they will be able to earn their citizenship within a time frame that is rational. so that's why you and millions like you are the reason why this bill has to be passed. it's a rational, fair thing to do, it's in the overall interest of the country to do, and the majority of the american people think we should do it. >> the administration points to the fact that at the direction of president obama, the immigrations and customs enforcement bureau is no longer deporting those so-called dreamers, who came to this country before they w
you remember three weeks ago when the president was heckled when he spoke on stage in san francisco. but joe biden, the vice president yesterday had a skype chat. he defended the administration's record and talked about the prospects for immigration reform next year. >> we're going to pass this bill, this senate bill that we're talking about here. it's going to happen. and you are not going to have to worry about anything. and your parents aren't going to have to worry about being...
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they made the announcement today one of the six measures agreed to in geneva last week. and the program is peaceful. the west is worried that iran will build nuclear weapons. they will meet next month to discuss next steps. >>> the afghan president is lashing out at the obama administration afte after a droe strike killed a child. the attacks show that the american forces do not respect the lives and security of people of afghanistan or the loya jirga decision. for years people are being killed and our houses being destroyed under the pre-texas of the war on terror. the strike comes at a delicate time during the two countries. apologize to hamid karzai. the u.s. wants karzai to sign a deal that would keep u.s. troops in afghanistan after 2014. karzai i still has demands. >>> machine guns, blood, drugs. there are thousands of violent online videos like this one illustrating mexican music, glorifying drug lords. >> this is the most popular right now. >> reporter: even here in new york's largely latino neighborhood of east harlem, 2,000 miles from the border, it sells. more
they made the announcement today one of the six measures agreed to in geneva last week. and the program is peaceful. the west is worried that iran will build nuclear weapons. they will meet next month to discuss next steps. >>> the afghan president is lashing out at the obama administration afte after a droe strike killed a child. the attacks show that the american forces do not respect the lives and security of people of afghanistan or the loya jirga decision. for years people are...
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president obama is among the world leaders expected to attend. the u.s. economy added more than 200,000 jobs in november. the unemployment rate is now 7%. it's lowest point in five years. the southwestern united states is being battered by heavy, wintery weather. decides freezing rain a thunder and lightning storm could sweep across texas, arkansas, and oklahoma. france is putting more boots on the ground to help stop the violence in africa. african heads of state are meet in france to talk about the situation. but as jackry roland reports the day began with thoughts on the passing of nelson mandela. >> the president opened the meeting with a moment of silence in honor of mandela. and then went on to outline the meeting, in particular the situation the central african republic. he also said other key issues were trafficking and also terrorism, a problem which he said affected many countries on the continent. the summit continue on saturday. with six word powers to work out the details of a deal aimed at it will allow the easing of some sanctions against t
president obama is among the world leaders expected to attend. the u.s. economy added more than 200,000 jobs in november. the unemployment rate is now 7%. it's lowest point in five years. the southwestern united states is being battered by heavy, wintery weather. decides freezing rain a thunder and lightning storm could sweep across texas, arkansas, and oklahoma. france is putting more boots on the ground to help stop the violence in africa. african heads of state are meet in france to talk...
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. >> nidal hasan was convicted last week for the 2009 shooting free at fort hood, texas that left many dead and several others shooting. his sentencing is today. >> president obama is going to award the medal of honor ty carter this afternoon at the white house. carter is said to have saved his fellow soldiers in afghanistan during a taliban attack. he will be the fifth living soldier so receive the award for actions in afghanistan. it is given for personal accounts of valor beyond the call of duty. thanks for watching. much more news coming up. stay tuned for "consider this." ... s ... [[voiceover]] every sunday night, al jazeera america presents gripping films from the world's top documentary directors. >>thank god i didn't suffer what he had to go through. next sunday, the premiere of google and the world brain. >>this is the opportunity of our generation. [[voiceover]] it would be the world's greatest library under one digital roof. but at what cost? >>google could hold the whole world hostage. [[voiceover]] al jazeera america presents google and the world brain. >> the horrors of
. >> nidal hasan was convicted last week for the 2009 shooting free at fort hood, texas that left many dead and several others shooting. his sentencing is today. >> president obama is going to award the medal of honor ty carter this afternoon at the white house. carter is said to have saved his fellow soldiers in afghanistan during a taliban attack. he will be the fifth living soldier so receive the award for actions in afghanistan. it is given for personal accounts of valor beyond...
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human rights groups say they are killing more civilians than the obama administration admits. that could cause problems abroad. "consider this" is the u.s. becoming more feared in some countries than al qaeda. would not using drones backfire. >> also the fascinating storey of a teen turn extremist who turned again as an adult to fight out against jihadist. and why america should be in a errors. >> a look at anti-conspiracy buildings with brad meltzer - did bobby kennedy take his brother. how long was the federal bureau of investigation tracking lee harvey oswald before the asass nation. i'm antonio mora. we begin with drones, an important tool on the war on terror, without putting american soldiers in danger. two reports say the unmanned aircraft unleashed missiles and often kill civilians, not just terrorists. we report on the battle over this modern warfare weapon. >> we found in some cases it killed civilians. >> human rights watch, and amnesty international's joint report demand the u.s. end its secrecy surrounding drone strikes. in pakistan's north waz earise stan amnesty
human rights groups say they are killing more civilians than the obama administration admits. that could cause problems abroad. "consider this" is the u.s. becoming more feared in some countries than al qaeda. would not using drones backfire. >> also the fascinating storey of a teen turn extremist who turned again as an adult to fight out against jihadist. and why america should be in a errors. >> a look at anti-conspiracy buildings with brad meltzer - did bobby kennedy...
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these last few weeks have inflicted completely unnecessary damage on our economy. >> president obama taking lawmakers to task today for the shutdown, calling it a manufactured crisis, warning them that it puts the economy at risk. >>> thousands of government workers are going back today. many reporting earlier this morning. the government has a provision for them to get paid back. >>> the major of newark, new jersey is getting a new job. cory booker won a seat in the u.s. senate yesterday. he will fill the seat of the late frank laudenberg who died in june. >>> an international conference could take place by the end of the month regarding syria. inspectors say inspections have taken place under a backdrop of violence. car bombs and mortars exploding near the hotel where inspectors are staying in damascus. the violence, has not, though, impeded their work. the team has inspecteded 11 sites so far. omar is near he syrian border. >> reporter: it has praised this cooperation given by the government and says syria will no longer have the ability to manufacture weapons or mix chemical agen
these last few weeks have inflicted completely unnecessary damage on our economy. >> president obama taking lawmakers to task today for the shutdown, calling it a manufactured crisis, warning them that it puts the economy at risk. >>> thousands of government workers are going back today. many reporting earlier this morning. the government has a provision for them to get paid back. >>> the major of newark, new jersey is getting a new job. cory booker won a seat in the...
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with a six-week extension on the debt ceiling. today it was the senate republicans turn. the republicans have remained the moderate the opposite of a tea party republican, she she ws to extend it to late january. of a the republicans dame back - came back fro back to the capitm the white house, lindsay graham had something to say. >> i think you will see changes and i think you will see an of over the by the house to raise the debt ceiling fo not for a yr but for a period of time there is a bill to be had to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling in the next 4 hour8 hours that will relieve the pain from the affordable healthcare act. >> they are talking about re-opening the government part and parcel. we talked about the republican plan opening the government and lifting the debt ceiling and extending it by six weeks. and today the white house spokes enjaspokesman jay carney says te president is balking at that now. >> you know proposal that puts debt ceiling increase at only six weeks titte tied to budget negotiations
with a six-week extension on the debt ceiling. today it was the senate republicans turn. the republicans have remained the moderate the opposite of a tea party republican, she she ws to extend it to late january. of a the republicans dame back - came back fro back to the capitm the white house, lindsay graham had something to say. >> i think you will see changes and i think you will see an of over the by the house to raise the debt ceiling fo not for a yr but for a period of time there is...
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. >>> the obama administration says vice president joe biden is going to be talking about the dispute between japan and chai that when he visits beijing next week. >>> millions of teens are living with the hiv virus and the centers for disease control says more than halving don't even know they have it. but there is one group that is growing faster than others. >> reporter: gabriel ortiz was 22 years old when he found out he was hiv positive. he is a patient at a center in new york where they provide tests, outreach, and assistance. >> when i was young, we never got the education we needed in school for hiv or std's or anything of this sort. so when i came to doctors they never believed in testing for me. they never -- they would ask you if you were sexually active and stuff like that, but they never administered an test. >> reporter: this doctor who sees patients at the clinic says doctors don't provide routine testing, and that is the biggest problem tributing to a rise in hiv cases among adolescence. >> you can still come in and be diagnosed with chlamydia, and not be tested for hi
. >>> the obama administration says vice president joe biden is going to be talking about the dispute between japan and chai that when he visits beijing next week. >>> millions of teens are living with the hiv virus and the centers for disease control says more than halving don't even know they have it. but there is one group that is growing faster than others. >> reporter: gabriel ortiz was 22 years old when he found out he was hiv positive. he is a patient at a center...
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. >> chris weeks, thank you for your time. we wish you and world vision the best in your efforts. >> two secret service agents have been kicked off president obama's security detail after allegations of misconduct. the situation begone with a bullet left goodnight at a hotel steps away from a white house. a former agent wrote a tell-all book about his days guarding the president. joining me is david nakamura, a reporter who broke the story for "the washington post." great to have you with us. what happened. one agent was allegedly found trying to re-enter a woman's room at the hay adams after room. >> this happened last may. what happened was an off-duty supervisor in the elite presidential subdivision, the most elite division responsible for president obama's personal security was off duty when he went to the hotel across the street. he met a woman joined her and left a service bullet in the room by mistake. he returned - if you return to the secret service without equipment you are in trouble. he tried to re-enter the room.
. >> chris weeks, thank you for your time. we wish you and world vision the best in your efforts. >> two secret service agents have been kicked off president obama's security detail after allegations of misconduct. the situation begone with a bullet left goodnight at a hotel steps away from a white house. a former agent wrote a tell-all book about his days guarding the president. joining me is david nakamura, a reporter who broke the story for "the washington post." great...
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tough ain't obam anti-obama as. that's one of the reasons would why obama will be in dallas. beating the drum against very long arizona. it's hard to predict how it's going to play out a year from now, and it's hard to figure out how it's going to play out three years from now. for the first time there are questions about president obama's competence. there has been ideological qualms, but no one is necessarily questioned his competence. right now that's on the table and that's why you see those ratings going south. that has got to make democrats who have some vague notions of some how winning back the house and stronger notions of keeping the senate quite anxious. >> yes, i suspect the republicans are feeling a lot more comfortable about what could happen next year, tom, you're a new yorker. let's switch to the other big race of the night. the seismic shift to the left, why? >> i mean, it's funny when we talk about that. we have a six and a half to one enrollment in new york city. giuliani for two terms, and bloomb
tough ain't obam anti-obama as. that's one of the reasons would why obama will be in dallas. beating the drum against very long arizona. it's hard to predict how it's going to play out a year from now, and it's hard to figure out how it's going to play out three years from now. for the first time there are questions about president obama's competence. there has been ideological qualms, but no one is necessarily questioned his competence. right now that's on the table and that's why you see...
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in exchange both sides would commit to far-reaching budget negotiations over the next six weeks. for most americans that sounds like more uncertainty coming out of washington, and fear of the unknown affects the decisions we make with our money. for more on that let's go to stacey tisdale. >> reporter: poet maya angelou said people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel. >> hesitant, anxious, concerned, not quite knowing which way the future is going to unfold, and a lot of uncertainty around finances as we go through these transfer imaginations. >> reporter: and how people feel has a direct impact on their spending habits. >> and at a time of uncertainty will kind of harbor their resources, close down their spending, because very conservative and constrained in their planning and their ou outlook. >> reporter: according to gallop daily, americans spent $84 a day in september, down from $95 a day in august. >> i'm seeing a huge emotional reaction among the general publis public. >> reporter: the reason why you
in exchange both sides would commit to far-reaching budget negotiations over the next six weeks. for most americans that sounds like more uncertainty coming out of washington, and fear of the unknown affects the decisions we make with our money. for more on that let's go to stacey tisdale. >> reporter: poet maya angelou said people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel. >> hesitant, anxious, concerned, not quite...
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. >> we hear from the white house a clear message that president obama feels like he was able to hold his ground and not negotiate over the debt limit. we also heard from the top republican in the senate, senator mitch mcconnell this week said this will not be something that republicans go to the mat over in the coming round of negotiations. however, there's a wild-card in here, senator ted cruz. he was on abc news just yesterday, and said he is going to try to fight against the president's health care law and he is not ruling anything out. >> what i intend to do is continue standing with the american to work to stop obamacare because it isn't working it is costing people their jobs and taking away their health care. >> again, we see scheduled on the calendar later on this month, the iowa g.o.p. reagan dinner with special guest senator cruz. >> never too soon to talk about 2016. libby everybody agrees the president won this latest standoff, but did he make friends this congress? he >> he made friends among democrats, because they were afraid he was going to start to negotiate. however
. >> we hear from the white house a clear message that president obama feels like he was able to hold his ground and not negotiate over the debt limit. we also heard from the top republican in the senate, senator mitch mcconnell this week said this will not be something that republicans go to the mat over in the coming round of negotiations. however, there's a wild-card in here, senator ted cruz. he was on abc news just yesterday, and said he is going to try to fight against the...
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president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. iran has agreed to expand its monitoring of its nuclear sites. more talks are scheduled for next week. >>> an emergency why relief is headed to the philippines. officials say the storm affectclose to 10 million people. >>> a plea for help this morning in poland. it claim from the climate change commissioner from the philippines. he begged the hundreds of world leaders gathered to try to prevent world disasters like typhoon haiyan. >> prevent the future where supertyphoons become a way of life. >> meantime, mr. hundreds of people took to the streets of warsaw to protest. >> it reliance on coals for almost all of its electricity. now poland is playing host to the annual climate talks. activists say it's no surprise what country has been chosen to sponsor the event. they include aslo mittow, the largest steel and mining company. its activities produce over 190 million tons of carbon dioxide for the year. that's more than the entire output of venezuela. also a partner, poland's largest el
president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. iran has agreed to expand its monitoring of its nuclear sites. more talks are scheduled for next week. >>> an emergency why relief is headed to the philippines. officials say the storm affectclose to 10 million people. >>> a plea for help this morning in poland. it claim from the climate change commissioner from the philippines. he begged the hundreds of world leaders gathered to try to prevent world disasters...
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. >> president obama was very serious in his comments. he wasn't whitewashing that has been going on in the last couple of weeks -- [ technical difficulties ] -- and credit is unharmed, it's not dinged by this experience and he thanked federal workers including those on his own staff. he also had a message to washington, and his colleagues down here on capitol hill, and he wanted them to start conversations especially as they head into another set of talks about the budget. here is what he had to say. >> now that the government has reopened and this threat to our economy is removed, all of us need to stop focusing on the lobbyists, and bloggers, and talking heads on radio, and the professionals who profit from conflict, and focus on what the americans sent us here to do, and that is grow this economy. >> he talked about the irony that it did hurt the deficit. and that is ironic, because some of the republicans who were saying that it was worth really going to the mat to get some of their points across, one of the things they hold the most
. >> president obama was very serious in his comments. he wasn't whitewashing that has been going on in the last couple of weeks -- [ technical difficulties ] -- and credit is unharmed, it's not dinged by this experience and he thanked federal workers including those on his own staff. he also had a message to washington, and his colleagues down here on capitol hill, and he wanted them to start conversations especially as they head into another set of talks about the budget. here is what...
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between japan and china when he visits beijing next week. trying to set up tensions around an area that is claimed by both china and japan. >>> the affordable care act now giving small businesses more time to sign up for coverage. >>> it is the most important events in chicago's history. the world fair in 1993 changed the country and especially chicago. now there is a new exhibit that takes a look back. we have that story. >> reporter: if. >> they called it the white city, the world's fair that transformed chicago the world's fair of 1893 put chicago on th e map. >> it was the moment that chicago came a world class city. the potential was there. the wealth was there. the industry was there. but until the 1893 world fair there wasn't a coming together of all of those factors and focused on the city being a world city. >> reporter: an arresan architel marvel. costing dozens their lives. >> 17 were killed and then later the fires. >> there were other world fairs but this one was industrial and enormously success. whole villages from across the
between japan and china when he visits beijing next week. trying to set up tensions around an area that is claimed by both china and japan. >>> the affordable care act now giving small businesses more time to sign up for coverage. >>> it is the most important events in chicago's history. the world fair in 1993 changed the country and especially chicago. now there is a new exhibit that takes a look back. we have that story. >> reporter: if. >> they called it the...
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president obama for the shutdown. now it seems with those polls as ammunition the democrats are making demands. has public opinion pushed them in a different direction? >> reporter: that's a huge margin. that's a 22-point margin among men's when asked who do you blame for this. let's take a look at that graphic. 51% blaming the republicans and only--53% blaming the republicans, and only 31% blaming the president, that's in his favor. they're trying to push for rolling back of sequester cuts. now they hate most of sequester cuts forced on them by the republicans. the republicans hate them, too, but they hate a different set of sequester cuts for different reasons. i think the democrats are emboldened. they know the republicans are on the ropes right now. they're hurting among their constituents. they really are in trouble when it comes to more candidates in the senate. so that's what's going on. the topic of obamacare just briefly which started all of this now isn't even mentioned. it wasn't mentioned over the weekend
president obama for the shutdown. now it seems with those polls as ammunition the democrats are making demands. has public opinion pushed them in a different direction? >> reporter: that's a huge margin. that's a 22-point margin among men's when asked who do you blame for this. let's take a look at that graphic. 51% blaming the republicans and only--53% blaming the republicans, and only 31% blaming the president, that's in his favor. they're trying to push for rolling back of sequester...
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week after pills. week after pills. president obama has defended the president obama has defended the contraception mandate portion of contraception mandate portion of the law but the administration the law but the administration has allowed some exceptions. has allowed some exceptions. >> it's good for our healthcare >> it's good for our healthcare system in general because we system in general because we know the overall cost of care is know the overall cost of care is lower when women have access to lower when women have access to contraceptive services. contraceptive services. and listen, we recognize that and listen, we recognize that many people have strongly held many people have strongly held religious views on religious views on contraception. contraception. which is why we made sure which is why we made sure churches and other houses of churches and other houses of worship, they don't have to worship, they don't have to provide it. provide it. they don't have to paid for it. they don't have t
week after pills. week after pills. president obama has defended the president obama has defended the contraception mandate portion of contraception mandate portion of the law but the administration the law but the administration has allowed some exceptions. has allowed some exceptions. >> it's good for our healthcare >> it's good for our healthcare system in general because we system in general because we know the overall cost of care is know the overall cost of care is lower when...
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one week after the flanks tsunami t relief is barely reaching survivors. the new questions about the response. plus: deal or no deal, boeing's you wouldn't mattum to the union, approve a new contract or put 20,000 jobs at risk. >>> keeping the faith without a prayer. welcome to the mega church for
one week after the flanks tsunami t relief is barely reaching survivors. the new questions about the response. plus: deal or no deal, boeing's you wouldn't mattum to the union, approve a new contract or put 20,000 jobs at risk. >>> keeping the faith without a prayer. welcome to the mega church for
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. >>> the obama administration says after weeks of problems the healthcare.org website is finally fixed. >>> an estimated 131 million americans will have spent about $2 billion by the end of this cybermonday. that would be a record day for this traditional monday. a power blackout has plunged venezuela's capital of caracas into darkness. several years of electricity cuts but for years the capital had not been directly affected. there is no word what caused this blackout. those are the head lines. i'm john siegenthaler. america tonight with joie chen is next. you can always get the latest news at aljazeera.com. we'll see you later tonight. >> on "america tonight": abused behind bars, saving taxpayers money by treating prisoners with a kind of primitive care not seen in more than a century. >> they're standing there ripping open that little package of sugar and filling that wound. >> packages from a restaurant? >> yes. >> how much is too much? the death of a mentally ill homeless man raises questions how much force police needed to stop him. >>> and one thanksgiving, a pastor and his pray
. >>> the obama administration says after weeks of problems the healthcare.org website is finally fixed. >>> an estimated 131 million americans will have spent about $2 billion by the end of this cybermonday. that would be a record day for this traditional monday. a power blackout has plunged venezuela's capital of caracas into darkness. several years of electricity cuts but for years the capital had not been directly affected. there is no word what caused this blackout. those...
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anchor man this week, you might think it's been out for a while. will this over the top campaign pay off with big box office numbers? this, we begin with some awful poll numbers for president obama, and the budget deal that is one step away. we begin with mr. obama and sometimes it seems as though it has all been downhill for him, at least since the obama-care roll out began. w that botched performance, perhaps it is no surprise when a washington news -- washington post abc news poll asks adults if they approved of the way he was doing his job, and 43% said yes, matching his presidency's low point. while a clear majority said no. senators agreed to take a final tally. over the next two years from the levels that were cut we the sequester. before the street, senator murray suggested the bill could be the start of something big. in bill takes the first steps towarding rebuilding our broken budget process. and hopefully, towards rebuilding our broken congress. and joining me here in the new york studio, a political strategist and former senior advise
anchor man this week, you might think it's been out for a while. will this over the top campaign pay off with big box office numbers? this, we begin with some awful poll numbers for president obama, and the budget deal that is one step away. we begin with mr. obama and sometimes it seems as though it has all been downhill for him, at least since the obama-care roll out began. w that botched performance, perhaps it is no surprise when a washington news -- washington post abc news poll asks...
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trans fats in foods while 52% of americans oppose the idea. >>> speaking of health, president obama has now apologized to americans who are losing their health insurance plans as a result of the affordable care act. before president obama said that people would be able to keep their plans if they liked them, but now the plans must reach certain standards and many americans have received notices that their plans have been canceled. >> with well, more than a month after the disastrous rol roll on healthcare.gov , president obama is now issuing a personal apology for all the problems on the website. he told nbc news that he regrets that many people are losing their insurance even though he said repeatedly leading up to the vote and in the three and a half years before the bill was signed that if you have insurance, you can keep it. >> i am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances that they got from me. we've got to work hard to make sure that they know we hear them, and that we're going to do everything that we can to deal with folks who find themsel
trans fats in foods while 52% of americans oppose the idea. >>> speaking of health, president obama has now apologized to americans who are losing their health insurance plans as a result of the affordable care act. before president obama said that people would be able to keep their plans if they liked them, but now the plans must reach certain standards and many americans have received notices that their plans have been canceled. >> with well, more than a month after the...
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>> this week in a video endorsing booker president obama said the outcome of this campaign would have implications. >> about what kind of leadership we expect from our representatives in congress. we're better than the shutdown politics we've seen in washington. >> and sara pail inwho campaigned for lonagan described him as a tea party reinforcement. >> new jersey, just know that eyes of america are on you. >> there are other disputes that have cropped up in the race. lonagan has taken flack for racially charged comments. booker has been hit over hollywood fundraisers, his celebrity friends and tweets he sent to a stripper. but new jersey political analysts say the conflict over the crisis in washington is crucial. >> this has taken on larger than life proportions, and many new jersians are basing their vote on this one issue. >> reporter: polls showed booker with the lead loan lonagan has tightened it over the last months. however this seat has not gone republican in 41 years. and with republican sentiment sharply against the shutdown many are betting on the booker win. >> those poll
>> this week in a video endorsing booker president obama said the outcome of this campaign would have implications. >> about what kind of leadership we expect from our representatives in congress. we're better than the shutdown politics we've seen in washington. >> and sara pail inwho campaigned for lonagan described him as a tea party reinforcement. >> new jersey, just know that eyes of america are on you. >> there are other disputes that have cropped up in the...
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. >> last week new jersey voters approved the state wage hike to, and president obama came out in support of recent legislation sponsored by congressional democrats for a new federal minimum wage of $10.10 an hour. now >> the original minimum wage as if you decided that for inflation, minimum wage today would be $10 an $10.77. in 19 states you can see them there, and washington, d.c. have higher rates starting in 2014 new jersey and new york will as well. minimum wage supporters are paying close attention to the small city of seatac south of seattle are a proposed $15 minimum wage for airport transportation and hospitality workers still hang in the balance. alan, good to see you. the count is going to be in. we think as early as 15 minutes from now. what's the latest? >> well, we're going to get an additional count in 15 minutes from now. but remember that washington state is a mail-in election state, so the ballots are still coming in. we have no solid figure for how many ballots need to be counted before this thing is decided. we do know that it's a very tight race. we know it's a razor
. >> last week new jersey voters approved the state wage hike to, and president obama came out in support of recent legislation sponsored by congressional democrats for a new federal minimum wage of $10.10 an hour. now >> the original minimum wage as if you decided that for inflation, minimum wage today would be $10 an $10.77. in 19 states you can see them there, and washington, d.c. have higher rates starting in 2014 new jersey and new york will as well. minimum wage supporters are...
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the drugs available terminate pregnancy including planned b and ella known as the morning after and week after pills. president obama has defended the contraception mandate portion of the law but the administration has allowed some exceptions. >> it's good for our healthcare system in general because we know the overall cost of care is lower when women have access to contraceptive services. and listen, we recognize that many people have strongly held religious views on contraception. which is why we made sure churches and other houses of worship, they don't have to provide it. they don't have to paid for it. >> when it was announced the supreme court would hear the hop hobby lobby case yesterday, the white house put out a statement. our policy is designed to insure that healthcare decisions are made between a woman and her doctor. the president believes that no one, including the government or for-profit corporations should be able to dictate those decisions to women. over the summer the tenth circuit court of appeals in denver ruled in favor of hobby lobby contending because it's not a
the drugs available terminate pregnancy including planned b and ella known as the morning after and week after pills. president obama has defended the contraception mandate portion of the law but the administration has allowed some exceptions. >> it's good for our healthcare system in general because we know the overall cost of care is lower when women have access to contraceptive services. and listen, we recognize that many people have strongly held religious views on contraception....
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. >> reporter: president barack obama echoed the anger. >> the last few weeks have inflicted unnecessary damage on our economy. >> reporter: and it's not over, republicans and democrats have given themselves a couple of months to come up with a long-term budget deal and the negotiators don't sound that optimistic. >> talking does not guaranty success but if you don't get together you can't move forward. >> reporter: it's not clear how the republicans who control the house are going to move forward and the latest crisis was created by the conservative members called the tea party and it seems they are unlikely to change tactics. >> people that say the tea party members will go home do not understand the system. they will not. people will be waving flags as they go by because this is what this particular constituency wanted. >> reporter: they have the courage to go against what constituents want and federal workers like doug parker are still worried. >> reporter: people are concerned and i hope the lessons are not lost and the people who brought the furlough or the shut down on that they d
. >> reporter: president barack obama echoed the anger. >> the last few weeks have inflicted unnecessary damage on our economy. >> reporter: and it's not over, republicans and democrats have given themselves a couple of months to come up with a long-term budget deal and the negotiators don't sound that optimistic. >> talking does not guaranty success but if you don't get together you can't move forward. >> reporter: it's not clear how the republicans who control...
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president obama's former chief of staff bill dailey told them he should be grateful for the tea party. >> every time he gets in trouble, they come to his rescue. the person people have a great concern about spending, but these people pick obamacare to have the fight over. >> i'll ask that question, patrick. did the pea party mess this up and become the president's best friend? >> the constituents that elected conservative members of congress at the tea party caucus didn't send them to wash to use obamacare for their own political gain. they sent them there to fight the law and that's what they did. this law will be more unpopular and it will serve the political interests. our ultimate interests is ensuring the american people don't have to suffer under economic consequences. to speak to the daley's point, i don't agree that conservative members of congress are somehow the president's best friend. i think republican leadership like mitch mcconnell and john boehner, they're the president's best friends when they go into negotiations with the president's allies in the senate and give the
president obama's former chief of staff bill dailey told them he should be grateful for the tea party. >> every time he gets in trouble, they come to his rescue. the person people have a great concern about spending, but these people pick obamacare to have the fight over. >> i'll ask that question, patrick. did the pea party mess this up and become the president's best friend? >> the constituents that elected conservative members of congress at the tea party caucus didn't send...
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ethnic fighting has left hundreds dead this week and now president obama is sending troops to safeguard americans. >> this woman is angry because the food she's been given. >> they told us there would be food but that's not true. they said we would get help. i'm angry hungry and frustrated. >> there are 5,000 living here, families too scared and traumatized to go back home. james ega is the current's president. he says juba is safe. he replaced, in august, the man the president accused of planning a coup. >> only places are under his control. we will flush him out. >> the united nations paints a slightly different picture. mashar denies taking over the country. fighting are still recovering in hospital. officials say they battle to cope at first but now things seem under control. >> almost all of them, short wounds, different from shots at night and shot in the day. shot at night are people running. in the morning, they were all in the front, legs, thighs, chest, and in the head, which means they are anonymity in combat, most of the fatal injuries were those of the chest and the head. >
ethnic fighting has left hundreds dead this week and now president obama is sending troops to safeguard americans. >> this woman is angry because the food she's been given. >> they told us there would be food but that's not true. they said we would get help. i'm angry hungry and frustrated. >> there are 5,000 living here, families too scared and traumatized to go back home. james ega is the current's president. he says juba is safe. he replaced, in august, the man the...
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president obama has reiterated last week that's when americans will be able to get online and successfully look for their next set of health care options. >> that's libby casey reporting. >>> meeting included ceo of cigna,ette nah, blue cross blue shield. ,. >> the website is working a lot better now than it was a couple of weeks ago. what we're going to be doing is brainstorming to make sure everybody knows what their option he are. because of choice and competition, a whole bunch of americans always see health insurance out of risk or out of reach are going to be in a position to purchase it. >> could disrupt the marketplace and end up raising rates. joining us to talk about the health care debate is louise radnofsky. it's a pleasure to have you here louise. thank you. >> thank you. >> what's the biggest challenge facing the insurance agency? >> they are worried about the competition, now that they don't base them on their medical risk, but on their age, and certain medical parameters, that's about it. the their concern so far is the technological problems that the website has had has de
president obama has reiterated last week that's when americans will be able to get online and successfully look for their next set of health care options. >> that's libby casey reporting. >>> meeting included ceo of cigna,ette nah, blue cross blue shield. ,. >> the website is working a lot better now than it was a couple of weeks ago. what we're going to be doing is brainstorming to make sure everybody knows what their option he are. because of choice and competition, a...
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but it could be two weeks before obama can get overall congressional support. the case for war being built by the u.s. and france may be losing momentum. al jazerra, paris. >> most americans are against military action in syria. that's according to to a new gallop poll. that's the lowest level of support for u.s. intervention in 20 years. which includes iraq, afghanistan, the persian gulf and kosovo. syrian american have his been holding rallies across the country rich. al jazerra was in new york city where protesters opposed military action let their voices be heard. >> usa, cia, hands off syria. >> reporter: demonstrators gathered in new york's time square saturday voicing their opposition to any u.s. led attack on syria. >> a military strike will make things worse. >> i don't want syria to be bombed. >> reporter: many of the protesters here say that any u.s. led military strike will result in another iraq or afghanistan. and that america simply can't afford another war. >> we shall not [inaudible] health and education. >> reporter: lose lucy immigrata decade
but it could be two weeks before obama can get overall congressional support. the case for war being built by the u.s. and france may be losing momentum. al jazerra, paris. >> most americans are against military action in syria. that's according to to a new gallop poll. that's the lowest level of support for u.s. intervention in 20 years. which includes iraq, afghanistan, the persian gulf and kosovo. syrian american have his been holding rallies across the country rich. al jazerra was in...
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weeks of protests, by europe's poorest country on the edge of collapse. >>> president obama will meet with leaders of apple, google, twitter and more. perhaps about the health care website, healthcare.gov. i'll see you back here tomorrow night, 8:00 eastern and 11:00 eastern. >> on america tonight, the largest appeal ever for victims of syria's war. the numbers staggering. and so is the need. also, tonight, not in my backyard. a controversial community, for sex offenders. >> my neighbor is a sex offender. my best friend is a sex offender now. i feel more safe than anywhere else. >> and steeped in american tradition. is there a future for america's historically black colleges. >> built to do, serve those underserved and represent those underrepresented. >> and good evening. thank you for joining us, i'm joie chen. a desperate plea from the united nations urging the world to step up. as the syrian crisis reaches catastrophic levels. $6.5 billion. an epic exodus is underway, millions more forced from their ohomes within the country. officials say one year from today more syrians are like
weeks of protests, by europe's poorest country on the edge of collapse. >>> president obama will meet with leaders of apple, google, twitter and more. perhaps about the health care website, healthcare.gov. i'll see you back here tomorrow night, 8:00 eastern and 11:00 eastern. >> on america tonight, the largest appeal ever for victims of syria's war. the numbers staggering. and so is the need. also, tonight, not in my backyard. a controversial community, for sex offenders....
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. >> reporter: as part of the obama administration's plan to close the guantanamo bay prison this week four men were transferred from saudi arabia to sudan. 80 are still waiting to be transferred to other countries. torture was at the fort front of the defense. the judge ruled that the government couldn't deem experiences and observations by defendants while in c.i.a. custody as classified. the meaning of that ruling is not yet clear. being able to use claims of torture is key for defense. >> it's an argument away from the death penalty, that someone was tortured. >> reporter: it could take several months before pretrial hearings are resumed. >> coming up next on al jazeera america, competition that pits robot against robot with millions of dollars on the line. the incredible story behind the prosthetic hand this little girl received and who designed it for her. (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the spokesperson, to the st
. >> reporter: as part of the obama administration's plan to close the guantanamo bay prison this week four men were transferred from saudi arabia to sudan. 80 are still waiting to be transferred to other countries. torture was at the fort front of the defense. the judge ruled that the government couldn't deem experiences and observations by defendants while in c.i.a. custody as classified. the meaning of that ruling is not yet clear. being able to use claims of torture is key for...
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investigators still say they have no motive >> long weather delays in a busy travel week. a storm system producing snow, sleet and rain in arkansas, mississippi and texas. president obama is urging critics of the iran nuclear agreement to give diplomacy a chance - easing sanctions in a halt for o nuclear movement. >> afghan president hamid karzai says he will not sign a security pact with the u.s. until new conditions are met. he met with the security advisor susan rice in kabul. she urged him to sign a deal allowing the u.s. to remain in afghanistan in 2024. "consider this" is next. and i'll be back later. you can get the latest on aljazeera.com. america's deal with iran gets a mixed review, along with mixed messages from the obama administration and the iranian president. with the two countries not on the same page, what is a deal >> a supreme court decision could mean changes for obamacare. >> last time we saw watson it cleaned up on "jeopardy", what is the computer doing >> and vladimir putin and the pope. >> we begin with an historic accord with iran. is it a good dea
investigators still say they have no motive >> long weather delays in a busy travel week. a storm system producing snow, sleet and rain in arkansas, mississippi and texas. president obama is urging critics of the iran nuclear agreement to give diplomacy a chance - easing sanctions in a halt for o nuclear movement. >> afghan president hamid karzai says he will not sign a security pact with the u.s. until new conditions are met. he met with the security advisor susan rice in kabul....
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we have not heard president obama talk about this since his speech in may. maybe this will gradually build up and push the white house, but i thin don't think that the acty this week will push for that. >> thank you. >>> secretary of state john kerry and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu laid out different ideas of what should happen with iran's nuclear program. >> the case of iran it's essential that it be made to live up to security council and demand an end of enrichment and enrichment capability and plutonium heavy water capability for nuclear weapons. >> in order to be satisfied with respect to the u.n. sanctions, to the demands of the iaea as well as to our own security requirements, we will need to know that actions are being taken which make it crystal clear, undenybly clear, fail safe to the world that whatever program is pursued is, indeed, a peaceful program. >> it is a make or break moment for the future of detroit. a federal trial is underway that will determine if detroit's bankruptcy filing can move forward. if so it will be the bigges
we have not heard president obama talk about this since his speech in may. maybe this will gradually build up and push the white house, but i thin don't think that the acty this week will push for that. >> thank you. >>> secretary of state john kerry and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu laid out different ideas of what should happen with iran's nuclear program. >> the case of iran it's essential that it be made to live up to security council and demand an end of...
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. >> as president obama said very clearly in a recent speech that we gave just a few weeks, he said we in the united states are currently reviewing the way that we gather intelligence. and i think that's appropriate. and our goal is always to try to find the right balance between protecting the security and the privacy of our citizens. >> reporter: earlier the us in had prompted this angry response from the french foreign minister. >> translator: i have summoned the u.s. ambassador, he will come to the foreign ministry this morning. he knew about this since june, and we already took action, but it seems we need to take it further. it's unacceptable, and we need to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: this was supposed to be the day that john kerry briefed officials about progress in the middle east, instead he is facing new questions about u.s. spying on allies. only last month, mr. kerry was describing france as america's oldest ally. but these latest revelations would have sent a chill through us-french relations. according to the newspaper, 70.3 million phone calls were i
. >> as president obama said very clearly in a recent speech that we gave just a few weeks, he said we in the united states are currently reviewing the way that we gather intelligence. and i think that's appropriate. and our goal is always to try to find the right balance between protecting the security and the privacy of our citizens. >> reporter: earlier the us in had prompted this angry response from the french foreign minister. >> translator: i have summoned the u.s....